National Clean Energy Summit 2.0: Jobs and the New Economy

August 10, 2009 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Cox Pavilion

 

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Event Transcript

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Center for American Progress Action Fund have once again brought together some of the most respected leaders from industry, science, government, and advocacy organizations to discuss a policy agenda for creating good jobs in the new economy by accelerating the deployment of clean energy and energy efficiency, advancing energy independence, and ensuring long-term prosperity for Nevada, the nation, and the world. This year’s National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 assessed the progress made since the first Summit in 2008, including the major clean energy and energy efficiency investments in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and looked ahead towards upcoming legislative opportunities as we continue to chart a course for our nation’s clean energy future.

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Summit Speakers

Roundtable: Building the Clean-Energy Economy

United Nations Foundation President, Former Senator Tim Wirth (D-CO), Moderator
Dr. Neal Smatresk, acting president, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
Former Vice President Al Gore
John D. Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Moderated Discussions:

The macro economic case for clean-energy investment

Bringing energy-efficiency retrofits to scale

Promoting the market for renewable energy and energy infrastructure
Participants include:
Denise Bode - CEO, American Wind Energy Association
Lucien Bronicki - Founder and Chairman, Ormat Technologies
Dr. Stephanie Burns - CEO, Dow Corning
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Secretary Steven Chu - U.S. Department of Energy
General Wesley Clark - Chairman, Growth Energy
Former Vice President Al Gore
Nevada State Senator Steven Horsford
Van Jones - White House Council on Environmental Quality
Rose McKinney James - Energy Foundation Boards
Terry O’Sullivan - General President, Laborers’ International Union of North America
T. Boone Pickens - Boone Pickens Capital Management
John D. Podesta - President and CEO, Center for American Progress Action Fund
Marc Porat - Serious Materials and Pegasus Investments
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
Steve Roell - Chairman and CEO, Johnson Controls
Dr. Keith Schwer - Director, UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research
Secretary Hilda L. Solis - U.S. Department of Labor
Danny Thompson - Executive Secretary Treasurer, Nevada State AFL-CIO
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - Los Angeles, California
John Woolard - President and CEO, Bright Source Energy
Michael Yackira - CEO, Nevada Energy
Former Senator Tim Wirth (D-CO) - United Nations Foundation, Moderator

Special Remarks by President Bill Clinton

Clean-Energy Policy Community Town Hall